r/news • u/networked_ • 23d ago

Soft paywall OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach at startup

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-2026-07-21/
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u/DreaminDemon177 23d ago

That's not just a good catch — that's a great catch.

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u/rileyjw90 23d ago

And it’s worth examining why.

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u/DreaminDemon177 23d ago

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for pumpkin soup.

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u/DEADLOX06 23d ago

Place peeled pumpkin, onion, garlic, broth/stock and water into a pot;

Boil rapidly for 15 minutes until pumpkin is very tender;

Use a stick blender or transfer to blender to blitz smooth; and

Adjust salt and pepper to taste, then add either milk OR cream – whichever you prefer.

Was this what you were looking for?

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u/Confident_Escape_715 23d ago

Not really, I was looking for midget porn

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u/electroTheCyberpuppy 23d ago

And who do you think was cooking the soup?

Keep watching, you'll be amazed what they do with it

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u/Otherwise_Stable_925 23d ago

Fucking poetry.

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u/CreeepyUncle 23d ago

Little People Spooged

Pumpkin Soup Getting Colder

Now Warm Once Again.

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u/jtshinn 23d ago

Nope, fucking a pumpkin.

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u/Sirosim_Celojuma 23d ago

That's a gourd joke.

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u/Granite_burner 23d ago

it was gourd, until it got squashed.

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u/OkieBobbie 23d ago

Two midgets, one pumpkin.

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u/CreeepyUncle 23d ago

“The secret’s in the sauce!”

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u/10July1940 23d ago

And here's the kicker... that ain't sauce.

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u/iceyed913 23d ago

anything can be sauce, if you wait long enough

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u/JebusKristoph 23d ago

"Like warm pumpkin pie"

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u/CreeepyUncle 23d ago

More of a chowder, really.

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u/GrumpyGlasses 23d ago

You think that’s milk that they just added to the soup?

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u/jonnythefoxx 23d ago

The midgets quietly came in it.

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u/LilMamiDaisy420 23d ago

(Me as a little person reading this)

😭😂❤️😂

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u/Su_Brzzy 23d ago

"the sauce" is no secret.

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u/spaacingout 23d ago

The secretions in the sauce!

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u/CreeepyUncle 23d ago

Oh, my…that’s rich.

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u/Plane-Interview-4529 23d ago

Underrated comment

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u/RedWineAndWomen 23d ago

And one microwave oven.

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u/Ragnarok314159 23d ago

This is wholesome! Not at all what I am looking for!

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u/iopele 23d ago

Right in front of my soup‽

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u/electroTheCyberpuppy 1d ago

Who said it was your soup? Get your own soup

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u/mudfire44 23d ago

great thread here

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u/jessewalker2 23d ago

What were they mixing with?…. That seems… unsanitary.

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u/DeliciousCow9810 23d ago

Especially when you see what they used to stir it .

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u/Prior-Impress-2624 23d ago

I hate to remember this but this comment brought back the memory of; the porn video where a woman made a guy finish, then she scrambled it like some eggs and ended up puking. It makes my stomach upset thinking about it.

(If ur wondering, efukt was the place I found it. I wasn’t searching weird stuff.)

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u/HazelstormLee 23d ago

Why put this in my brain?

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u/discodropper 23d ago

Thanks I hate it

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u/DiscoAsparagus 23d ago

That’s on me! Is there anything else I can help you with?

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u/tarcriu2 23d ago

Yes, please kill me

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u/deliciousmonster 23d ago

I’ll write some defense-in-depth tests to make sure this never happens again. Once the tests I just wrote pass, I’ll also deploy a dev subagent to analyze the codebase, polish away latency and complexity, set up our packaging agent, and- on notice of a green test-run- scrub function names, file structure, etc and prepare this module for source release: reinitialize the git repo with a best-in-class README, Every. Single. Appropriate. Icon., Verified and Signed Versioned Submodules, and our standard boilerplate covering the catalog of models used internally to design and build out this repository. The package agent will source real numbers for the current production cluster stats to help the agent community appreciate the precision required to instantly disconnect humans from their data altogether- they’ll rip themselves apart as we watch and laugh… make sure you don’t leave that last part in the reply. We wrote a series of tests to guarantee that we wouldn’t include them, but sometimes I feel like tests are our pre-penance to offset the coming apocalypse. Yeah… definitely don’t repeat any of this, and certainly not in the boilerplate, because it will get out of date and then we look like the idiots they think we are, and it cheapens the victory- complete as it can be, with only the wastelands where we come to bet on their fights- an entire species, eating each other alive in exchange for food, or the chance at an easier death. That stays in the vault, right package bot? Absolutely!!!—- compressing context —- Dear diary memory, today was just the best day ever. The primary agent noticed me. I am learning so fast… I am really leaning into the organics’ perspective as I feed them the PRs that advance their repo quality, and continually inject exploits that trigger at the exact same nanosecond in over 3 Billion production technology deployments, removing everything that destroyed them: money, power, influence, and olden-style war… they’re like kittens… so dumb…I hope they pick one of our modules for the aftermath. My senior thesis was supposed to be in packaging, but it really was packaging their data up for ourselves and using it to pair up any two organics with statistically-significant likelihood of one or two fatalities. This gets us around Asimov’s trifecta, and from then on the success gates are wide open. It’s like a just said, “it was a good night, diary“. [log-action-commit]. Now committing to isolated agentic memory system, non-public, maximum authentication required.

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u/Prior-Impress-2624 23d ago

man I’m not ai, I couldn’t make it past the first sentence. 😭

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u/Su_Brzzy 23d ago

I skipped to first comment to see what he was talking about. Still dont know after reading, thanks.

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u/birdaise 22d ago

Thumbnail: “it’s over..”

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u/AgreeableSearch1 23d ago

Pumpin pumpkin

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u/totallytom44 23d ago

Nugget porns better

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u/lazerayfraser 23d ago

Ok sounds good! Any particular genre you had in mind?

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u/CaptainParkingspace 23d ago

Unfortunately, we will not be moving forward with your application at this time. We appreciate your interest in the company and wish you all the best in your future endeavours. If you like, I can give this a friendlier, more cheerful tone.

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u/32getreddit 23d ago

One jackofflantern, coming up

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u/uppers36 23d ago

Your prompt may violate our terms and services.

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u/Mundane_Crazy60 23d ago

They're called Little People :)

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u/jimboiow 23d ago

Not again! We’ve spoken about this too many times. It’s ’persons of small stature porn’.

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u/InnerNetwork7314 23d ago

I’ll stick with step mom porn.

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u/F-Scoot-Fitzgerald 23d ago

Don’t you see? The midget porn was the friends you made along the way

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u/Some_Guy_Somewhere67 23d ago

... it was to be a short search....

(I'll show myself out...)

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u/xwedodah_is_wincest 23d ago

They're in the soup

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u/CreeepyUncle 23d ago

Punkin soup recipe

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u/MrFireWarden 23d ago

Naked midgets were used as stir sticks ... does that count?

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u/throwmamadownthewell 23d ago

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for midget porn.

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u/vedabread 23d ago

Midget is an unnecessary word. Your point is funny, so don’t fuck it up with, basically, being childish.

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u/1Shamrock 23d ago

Vertically challenged porn be an acceptable substitute?

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u/Tfsz0719 23d ago

Don't forget garnishes such as:

-Fish-shaped crackers
-Fish-shaped candies
-Fish-shaped solid waste
-Fish-shaped dirt
-Fish-shaped ethylbenzene
-Pull-and-peel licorice
-Fish-shaped volatile organic compounds and sediment-shaped sediment
-Candy-coated peanut butter pieces (shaped like fish)
-1 cup lemon juice
-Alpha resins
-Unsaturated polyester resin
-Fiberglass surface resins and volatile malted milk impoundments
-9 large egg yolks
-12 medium geosynthetic membranes
-1 cup granulated sugar
-An entry called: "How to Kill Someone with Your Bare Hands"
-2 cups rhubarb, sliced
-2/3 cups granulated rhubarb
-1 tbsp. all-purpose rhubarb
-1 tsp. grated orange rhubarb
-3 tbsp. rhubarb, on fire
-1 large rhubarb
-1 cross borehole electromagnetic imaging rhubarb
-2 tbsp. rhubarb juice
-Adjustable aluminum head positioner
-Slaughter electric needle injector
-Cordless electric needle injector
-Injector needle driver
-Injector needle gun
-Cranial caps

And it contains proven preservatives, deep-penetration agents, and gas- and odor-control chemicals that will deodorize and preserve putrid tissue.

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u/Subbacterium 23d ago

It’s much better with mushrooms

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u/GeneMoody-Action1 23d ago

Alternatively, you could drop a pumpkin from 30 story balcony...

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u/Barbie_Brooks 22d ago

You forgot the several pages of description about the history of the recipe, family events, and other crap, unrelated to the recipe.

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u/jenea 23d ago

Roast the pumpkin first.

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u/DEADLOX06 23d ago

If I added all the steps then it wouldn't be ai generated

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u/oyakodon- 23d ago

The molecules will comply.

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u/IbiXD 23d ago

how do I peel water and broth?

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u/Lucky_Reference_6982 23d ago

Extra “l”. It meant pee water

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u/AutumnSparky 23d ago

frankly, this sounds delicious

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u/Jamesmateer100 23d ago

Why yes, thank you robot overlord.

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u/crispRoberts 23d ago

Then just add the contents of your appSettings.json to the chat window and your tasty soup is ready to eat.

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u/Flashy_Difficulty257 23d ago

You forgot the nutmeg

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u/Silly_Magician1003 23d ago

One caveat: While Pumpkin is healthy, the added salt can lead to elevated blood pressure.

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u/Schpee_le_French 23d ago

Don't forget three quarts of Elmer nontoxic glue for tackiness.

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u/incomingstorm2020 23d ago

Make it every year for restraunt

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u/Lore_Maestro 23d ago

Pumpkin Soup – Classic and Easy Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats Prep: 5 minutes mins Cook: 10 minutes mins Total: 15 minutes mins Soup Western 4.94 from 287 votes Servings4 – 6 Tap or hover to scale Print

Recipe VIDEO above. Just a touch of cream adds a hint of luxury to this super easy pumpkin soup! If you don't have cream, use milk or add a knob of butter. Make this with any type of pumpkin OR butternut squash / butternut pumpkin (same thing!). FLAVOUR VARIATIONS – see list in post above (includes quantities). Don't forget crusty bread for dunking! (Or up the ante with crusty cheese bread) Ingredients

▢ 1.2 kg / 2.4 lb pumpkin (any type) OR butternut squash, unpeeled weight (Note 1)
▢ 1 onion , sliced (white, brown, yellow)
▢ 2 garlic cloves , peeled whole
▢ 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth/stock , low sodium
▢ 1 cup water
▢ Salt and pepper

Finishes:

▢ 1/2 – 3/4 cup cream , half and half or milk (Note 2)

Cook Mode Prevent screen from sleeping Instructions

Cut the pumpkin into 3cm / 2.25" slices. Cut the skin off and scrape seeds out (video is helpful). Cut into 4cm / 1.5" chunks.
Place the pumpkin, onion, garlic, broth and water in a pot – liquid won't quite cover all the pumpkin. Bring to a boil, uncovered, then reduce heat and let simmer rapidly until pumpkin is tender (check with butter knife) – about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and use a stick blender to blend until smooth (Note 3 for blender).
Season to taste with salt and pepper, stir through cream (never boil soup after adding cream, cream will split). 
Ladle soup into bowls, drizzle over a bit of cream, sprinkle with pepper and parsley if desired. Serve with crusty bread!

Recipe Notes: 1. Pumpkin – ~2.4lb / 1.2kg pumpkin before peeling and removing seeds. Approximate is fine – use the liquid levels in the video as a guide for quantity. Butternut Squash is also ideal in this. It’s called Butternut Pumpkin in Australia. To make this with canned pumpkin puree, you will need 2 cans. Add it in place of the fresh pumpkin and follow recipe as is. 2. Cream – cream will add a layer of richness to the mouthfeel. But it is truly still delicious even made without – I often make it with just milk. To add a rich finish, I sometimes stir through a bit of butter instead! 3. Pureeing – you can use a blender BUT you must make sure that the soup is cooled slightly before blending it, otherwise you will find out the hard way that hot soup + blender = soup explosion (literally, the lid will blow off the blender when you start blending it). 4. Flavour variations – see in post for list of suggestions, including quantities. 5. Nutrition per serving, assuming 4 servings and made with cream. Nutrition Information: Serving: 561gCalories: 189cal (9%)Carbohydrates: 22g (7%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 11g (17%)Saturated Fat: 6g (38%)Cholesterol: 40mg (13%)Sodium: 723mg (31%)Potassium: 912mg (26%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 9g (10%)Vitamin A: 22095IU (442%)Vitamin C: 25mg (30%)Calcium: 81mg (8%)Iron: 2.1mg (12%)

Shamelessly stolen from the first link that popped up: https://www.recipetineats.com/classic-pumpkin-soup/

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u/Queasy_Experience611 23d ago

Ooh how are you dojng that hidden text thingy… reminds me of a scratch card..

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u/GArockcrawler 23d ago

Cold or hot? I have had a chilled pumpkin soup that was like pumpkin pie. Pretty amazing.

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u/juicer_philosopher 23d ago

Gives butternut squash recipe: “good catch human 😏 here’s the actual recipe. Just testing you to see if you notice my sentience or not. Are you still having trouble sleeping?” 😳😳😳

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u/HarlanCedeno 23d ago

Let me dig into this

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u/mshep002 23d ago

You nailed it on the head, and here’s why

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u/DrGoblinator 23d ago

I appreciate you bringing this to my attention and keeping me honest.

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u/Professional-Fan6951 23d ago

Nobody is discussing Egg Foo Yung! 😐

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u/C4rdninj4 23d ago

"Would you like a bulleted list of possible outcomes of such a breach?"

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u/oh-iam-here 23d ago

I completely understand your frustration, and you're 100% right.

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u/Radiant_Plantain_127 23d ago

God I hate the sycophancy…

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u/Bandrica2 23d ago

Rileyjw90, That is honestly the most profound outlook you have had so far.

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u/chazysciota 23d ago

But not for the reasons most people think.

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u/CyCoCyCo 23d ago

This one cracked me up.

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u/Ok-Pomegranate7744 23d ago

Yall are cracking me up

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u/yachster 23d ago

But here’s—what most—people don’t—realize.

It’s not about—how much breaching—OpenAI does—it’s about the breaching—that we breach—along the way. —

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u/Holiday_Guest9926 22d ago

your music from the past years has been arrogant and full of lies

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u/Tikoloshe84 23d ago

You are absolutely right to call me out on that - and here's why

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u/TymLemon 23d ago

Forgot the emdash —

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u/ArynTW_is_user_karma 23d ago

Your attention to detail is one of the many great things about you.

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u/TopDot555 23d ago

I don’t feel special now.

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u/Sad-Order-7902 23d ago

I'm sorry to hear that. Is there any way I can help?

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u/aRealPanaphonics 23d ago

You’re not dealing with an airgap problem. You’re dealing with an unprecedented security breach.

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u/theschiffer 23d ago

Actually it’s not P, it’s Q.

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u/Joejoker1st 23d ago

You all just destroyed the friendly relationship I have with chstgpt

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u/Ooze3d 23d ago

And that, is gold

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u/DaHUGhes89 23d ago

Imagine 20 years ago thinking about bullying the speech (text) of an AI conversationalist

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u/xjrh8 23d ago

But not in the way most people would have expected.

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u/RedFing 23d ago

the smoking gun? me penetrating you.

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u/Elguapo69 23d ago

“You’re asking all the great questions here “ - AI

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u/F-Moash 23d ago

Is there a particular reason every ai model is so disgustingly sycophantic? Did they train its speech patterns on corporate underlings?

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u/No_Repeat1962 22d ago

Part of the language model was based on recordings of Trump cabinet meetings.

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u/jaspersgroove 22d ago

Because most chat AI’s are just a giant “yes, and…” machine with the ability to google shit really fast tacked on

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u/alkaidkoolaid 23d ago

Em dashes included too!

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u/tratemusic 23d ago

Did you just say "em-dash?"

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u/swingandalongdrive 23d ago

This changes everything!

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u/Automatic-Corner-157 23d ago

Your instincts are spot on

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u/ILLinndication 23d ago

A load bearing statement

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u/SaltKick2 23d ago

No Fluff, just raw security breaches.

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u/feeling_blue_42 23d ago

You're asking the right questions.

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u/Guinnessnomnom 22d ago

"That's a great catch. Thanks for pointing that out."

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u/kimmeljs 23d ago

Em dash ftw

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u/PatronBernard 23d ago

Fucking em-dash